Protesters Gather at Elon Musk Home After Republican Losses
Protesters celebrated Republican election losses outside Elon Musk's Texas home as the billionaire faces potential congressional subpoenas and a paused SpaceX land deal.
Approximately 60 protesters gathered outside the West Lake Hills home of Elon Musk on Saturday for a celebration titled the People Over Billionaires Election After Party. Organized by VOCAL-TX, the Center for Popular Democracy, and People's Action, the event featured music, speeches, and a Cybertruck-shaped piñata to mark the election losses of Republican candidates Musk funded.
Musk served as the top donor for the midterm cycle, spending over 445 million dollars. The political landscape shifted as Democrats won the House and Gina Hinojosa was elected Governor of Texas. Hinojosa has already ordered the state parks department to pause a land sale to SpaceX.
Musk now faces potential congressional subpoenas from Senator Chris Coons and Representative James Walkinshaw regarding the Department of Government Efficiency and alleged links to Vladimir Putin. While Donald Trump suggested he would issue preemptive pardons for Musk and his aides, Hillary Clinton argued that such pardons would not protect Musk from being required to provide congressional testimony.
